Soldiers will not be freed without swap: Hizbollah

Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 1:04 [IST]

Dubai, Sep 13: Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said his group would release the two Israeli soldiers it kidnapped only if Israel freed Samir al-Qantar, the Lebanese prisoner held for the longest time by the Jewish state.

''You ask me, will there be a deal without Samir, I say no,'' Nasrallah told Al Jazeera television in an interview aired today.

''Absolutely not,'' he added.

Reuters

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Munich (Germany), Sep 13: Pope Benedict sketched out a vision of Christian unity as the promotion of common moral principles today amid calls from German Protestants and Catholics to do more to bring them closer in everyday life.The Pope, speaking at a vesper service with Orthodox and Protestant clerics, said Christians must stand together to defend their common values in a world that is becoming increasingly confusing and losing sight of God.His comments reflected a growing consensus.....

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